Originally Posted by oldskoolwrench

As were '93 and '94 MB-zips and MB-1's. Part of what you were buying was the 'mystique' of the moustache bars and the
clever copy describing the bike. Consider that the XO-1 was really the seed that started the Rivendell 'movement' towards
all around bicycles. Besides, back then the bikes sold so quick that B-Stone was sold out within a couple of months.

As with your RB-1, I recently picked up a pristine '93½ MB-1... but for 1/15 the asking price of the XO-1!